What happened in music on August 12: 19 artists were born and one artist died, the Dutch Top 40 number 1 on this date in 62 years and 40 concerts in the Netherlands and Belgium.
Born on August 12
Born in 1937Jimmy NormanThe Coasters · 1937 – 2011 (deceased)
Born in 1949Mark KnopflerDire Straits · 77 years old
Born in 1950August DarnellDr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band · 76 years old
Born in 1950Simon KingHawkwind · 76 years old
Born in 1953Jerry SpeiserMen At Work · 73 years old
Born in 1954Pat MethenyPat Metheny Group · 72 years old
Born in 1961Roy HayCulture Club · 65 years old
Born in 1963Sir Mix-A-Lot63 years old
Born in 1968Paul TuckerLighthouse Family · 58 years old
Born in 1968JW Roy58 years old
Born in 1969Tanita Tikaram57 years old
Born in 1970Jan VervloetScoop · 56 years old

Born in 1970SharamDeep Dish · 56 years old
Born in 1972Del The Funky Homosapien54 years old
Born in 1976Lina RafnInfernal · 50 years old
Born in 1976Mikko LindströmHIM · 50 years old
Born in 1980Daxx NielsenCheap Trick · 46 years old
Born in 1980Jade Valerie VillalonSweetbox · 46 years old
Born in 1993Kranium33 years old
Died on August 12
Number 1 on August 12
More Top 40 →The Dutch Top 40 number 1 that held on August 12, every year since 1965, newest first.
2026Dai Dai
2025Azizam
2024Terug In De Tijd
2023(It Goes Like) Nanana
2022As It Was
2021Bad Habits
2020Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat)
2019Señorita
2018One Kiss
2017Despacito
2016Cold Water
2015El Perdón
2014Prayer in C
2013Wake Me Up
2012Slapeloze Nachten
- Top402011Danza Kuduro
2010We no speak americano!
2009I Gotta Feeling
2008Give It 2 Me
2007Jij Bent Zo
2006Toppertje!
2005Fearless
2004Dragostea din tei
2003Summer Jam 2003
- Top402002Perdono
2001Elevation
2000I Would Stay
1999Mambo No. 5 (a Little Bit of...)
1998De Bestemming
1997I'll Be Missing You
1996Killing Me Softly With His Song
- Top401995Het Is Een Nacht... (Levensecht)
1994Dreams (Will Come Alive)
1993What's Up?
1992It's My Life
1991(Everything I Do) I Do It For You
1990U Can't Touch This
1989We Are Growing
1988Push It
1987Who's That Girl
1986Holiday Rap
1985Axel F
1984Two Tribes
1983Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
1982Someone Loves You Honey
1981One Day In Your Life
1980Xanadu
1979I Was Made For Lovin' You
1978You're The One That I Want
1977Yes Sir, I Can Boogie
1976Nice and Slow
1975The Elephant Song
1974Sugar Baby Love
1973Do You Love Me?
- Top401972Pop Corn / Popcorn / Popcorn
1971Manuela
1970In the Summertime
1969Saved by the Bell
1968Ich Bau Dir Ein Schloss
1967San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)
1966Sunny Afternoon
1965Help!
Source: top40.nl
Concerts on August 12 in the Netherlands and Belgium
Shows by artists from this site on this date, according to setlist.fm, newest first.
2025
- ExtremePoppodium 013the Netherlands
2024
- Noémie WolfsPubliek TerrasBelgium
2023
- AnoukGrote KaaiBelgium
- Peter LutsPrinses Josephine CharlotteparkBelgium
- Son MieuxDRU-Parkthe Netherlands
- TiëstoRecreatiegebied Spaarnwoudethe Netherlands
2022
- Uli Jon RothSport Campus Lange MunteBelgium
2021
- Candy DulferRondathe Netherlands
- Gers PardoelProximus Pop-Up ArenaBelgium
- Noémie WolfsOutdoor CC CentrumBelgium
2018
- Agents Of TimeStrandBelgium
- Gers PardoelBastionBelgium
- HooverphonicZeedijk VuurtorenBelgium
2017
- Bryan AdamsStrijp-Sthe Netherlands
- AirGrote KaaiBelgium
- KensingtonDRU-Parkthe Netherlands
- LeftfieldGrote KaaiBelgium
- Steve AngelloRecreatiegebied Spaarnwoudethe Netherlands
- Peter LutsPrinses Josephine CharlotteparkBelgium
- RONDÉDRU-Parkthe Netherlands
- DJ Paul ElstakDRU-Parkthe Netherlands
- UB40Sportpark KrokodilBelgium
2016
- Cirque du SoleilDuinenwaterBelgium
2015
- Nick OliveriGebr. de Nobelthe Netherlands
2014
- KensingtonMediamarktthe Netherlands
2013
- PrinceGrote Zaalthe Netherlands
- Cirque du SoleilDuinenwaterBelgium
2012
- Alexander RybakGrote MarktBelgium
- Gers PardoelGrote KaaiBelgium
- UB40Grote KaaiBelgium
2011
- Within TemptationDRU-Parkthe Netherlands
- HooverphonicPaleizenplein / Place des PalaisBelgium
- HooverphonicZeedijk RotondeBelgium
2008
- Lenny KravitzHeineken Music Hallthe Netherlands
- SiaHeineken Music Hallthe Netherlands
2006
- Armin van BuurenBinnenstadthe Netherlands
- Within TemptationBerghsewegthe Netherlands
2005
- Within TemptationExcercitieveldthe Netherlands
2001
- Within TemptationPhilips Van Lennepparkthe Netherlands
- SladeKasteel Alden BiesenBelgium
Source: setlist.fm
Frequently asked questions
Which artists were born on August 12?
Born on August 12: Jimmy Norman (1937), Mark Knopfler (1949), August Darnell (1950), Simon King (1950), Jerry Speiser (1953), Pat Metheny (1954), Roy Hay (1961), Sir Mix-A-Lot (1963), Paul Tucker (1968) and JW Roy (1968) and others.
Which artists died on August 12?
Died on August 12: Giancarlo Golzi (2015).
Which record was number 1 on August 12?
In the Dutch Top 40 in recent years: 2026: Dai Dai (Shakira, Burna Boy); 2025: Azizam (Ed Sheeran); 2024: Terug In De Tijd (Yves Berendse); 2023: (It Goes Like) Nanana (Peggy Gou); 2022: As It Was (Harry Styles). This page shows the number 1 on this date in every year since 1965.
Which concerts took place on August 12?
According to setlist.fm, artists from this site played the Netherlands and Belgium on this date 40 times.























